culture on chrisshort.nethttps://chrisshort.net/tags/culture/Recent content in culture on chrisshort.netHugo -- gohugo.iochris@chrisshort.net (Chris Short)chris@chrisshort.net (Chris Short)Wed, 08 Aug 2018 07:00:00 +0000The Importance of Psychological Safetyhttps://chrisshort.net/the-importance-of-psychological-safety/Wed, 08 Aug 2018 07:00:00 +0000chris@chrisshort.net (Chris Short)https://chrisshort.net/the-importance-of-psychological-safety/I have mentioned this a few times in various talks, on social media, and in my newsletter; the importance of psychological safety in creating effective teams is often overlooked. Google did an enormous amount of research to determine, &ldquo;the secrets of effective teams at Google.&rdquo; Code-named Project Aristotle, Google wanted to nail down, once and for all, what factors contributed to team effectiveness.
Subscribe to DevOps'ish! DevOps, Cloud Native, Open Source, industry news, and the ‘ish between assembled by open source contributor, DevOps leader, and Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) Ambassador Chris Short.DevOpsDays Atlanta 2018: DevOps is Not Warhttps://chrisshort.net/devopsdays-atlanta-2018-devops-is-not-war/Thu, 19 Apr 2018 16:45:00 +0000chris@chrisshort.net (Chris Short)https://chrisshort.net/devopsdays-atlanta-2018-devops-is-not-war/I went to DevOpsDays Atlanta for the first time this week. I hadn&rsquo;t been in Atlanta in a very long time. It sure has changed a ton. Originally, I was going to help run the SJ Technologies booth. But, a speaker had to back out at the last minute and I was asked to fill the spot. I was working on a talk for ChefConf so I quickly finished that up and gave it to the good folks at DevOpsDays Atlanta.DevOps is Not Warhttps://chrisshort.net/cfp/devops-is-not-war/Fri, 02 Mar 2018 12:31:00 +0000chris@chrisshort.net (Chris Short)https://chrisshort.net/cfp/devops-is-not-war/Abstract Over the past 500 years, there have been 16 cases of a rising power threatening to displace a ruling power. 75% of those cases resulted in war. Although your organizational transformation probably won&rsquo;t lead to war, it could be contentious. History can help prevent conflict when driving change. This talk will analyze human tendencies, historical data, and provide real-world examples of how to avoid conflict during your DevOps journey.DevOps 101https://chrisshort.net/cfp/devops-101/Wed, 28 Feb 2018 11:15:00 +0000chris@chrisshort.net (Chris Short)https://chrisshort.net/cfp/devops-101/Abstract With the need to build, test and release software more rapidly, frequently and reliably the concept of DevOps has never been more popular, and to a degree, more misunderstood.
DevOps skills are consistently highly sought after and in huge demand, yet at the same time little education and training is available in both the professional world and in higher education.
This meeting will address both issues for both entry level professionals and those more advanced.The Dark Side of DevOpshttps://chrisshort.net/cfp/dark-side-of-devops/Fri, 23 Feb 2018 06:15:00 +0000chris@chrisshort.net (Chris Short)https://chrisshort.net/cfp/dark-side-of-devops/Abstract People think that DevOps, Cloud Native, Agile, GROWS, etc. are all rainbows and roses. You start small, work your way up or you decide as an organizational unit to change. These are two patterns associated with a Jedi-type maturation process of DevOps. Like in Star Wars, DevOps has a dark side. This talk provides examples of successful and failed DevOps transformations as well as some lessons learned along the way.What the Military Taught Me About DevOpshttps://chrisshort.net/cfp/what-the-military-taught-me-about-devops/Fri, 23 Feb 2018 06:15:00 +0000chris@chrisshort.net (Chris Short)https://chrisshort.net/cfp/what-the-military-taught-me-about-devops/Abstract Before DevOps was coined an entire branch of the US military was living by its core fundamentals. Visualizing work, flow, diversity, failing fast are all things that I practiced in the Air Force from 1999 to 2010. I&rsquo;d like to share my lessons learned serving during this time. This talk will broaden people&rsquo;s view of how DevOps can be implemented, why diversity matters in DevOps, and how fortunate we all are to have the problems we have today.Open Source 101 Raleigh 2018https://chrisshort.net/open-source-101-raleigh-2018/Mon, 19 Feb 2018 14:45:00 +0000chris@chrisshort.net (Chris Short)https://chrisshort.net/open-source-101-raleigh-2018/I had the opportunity to attend and speak at Open Source 101 at NC State&rsquo;s McKimmon Center for Extension &amp; Continuing Education this past weekend. It&rsquo;s always nice to visit Raleigh, NC and Red Hat Tower. I met several awesome attendees and speakers while I was in town too. The All Things Open team did an absolutely fantastic job at every facet of this conference. If you have the opportunity to attend one of these events you most definitely should!Miscarriage: A Culture of Silence Helps No Onehttps://chrisshort.net/miscarriage-a-culture-of-silence-helps-no-one/Sat, 23 Dec 2017 10:30:00 +0000chris@chrisshort.net (Chris Short)https://chrisshort.net/miscarriage-a-culture-of-silence-helps-no-one/Julie and I have experienced a miscarriage. We found out we were pregnant in early November. On Thanksgiving, an episode occurred that demonstrated Julie&rsquo;s life might be in jeopardy as well as the life of the baby. There was a glimmer of hope that all could go well though; we had to give it time. A week before Christmas 2017, we learned that our second child wasn&rsquo;t going to make it.All Things Open 2017: DevOps README.mdhttps://chrisshort.net/all-things-open-2017-devops-readme.md/Fri, 27 Oct 2017 22:30:00 +0000chris@chrisshort.net (Chris Short)https://chrisshort.net/all-things-open-2017-devops-readme.md/I had the opportunity to participate in All Things Open this week. It was quite an experience. 3300+ people who are all part of the open source software community all in one place is truly moving. Even better they let me take a mic on one of the main stages to give a modified version of my DevOps README.md talk. I can&rsquo;t thank the opensource.com crew enough for the opportunity.DevOps README.mdhttps://chrisshort.net/devops-readme.md/Wed, 27 Sep 2017 21:45:00 +0000chris@chrisshort.net (Chris Short)https://chrisshort.net/devops-readme.md/After DevOpsDays Raleigh 2017 I was going to dinner with friends. Along the way the topic of what&rsquo;s up next came up. I mentioned I had a talk coming up at All Things Open but had no idea what I was going to discuss. We began batting ideas around and came up with a few good ones. One that we latched on to was creating a curated list of things to read to level up your DevOps skills and knowledge.DevOps README.mdhttps://chrisshort.net/devops-readme.md/Wed, 27 Sep 2017 21:45:00 +0000chris@chrisshort.net (Chris Short)https://chrisshort.net/devops-readme.md/After DevOpsDays Raleigh 2017 I was going to dinner with friends. Along the way the topic of what&rsquo;s up next came up. I mentioned I had a talk coming up at All Things Open but had no idea what I was going to discuss. We began batting ideas around and came up with a few good ones. One that we latched on to was creating a curated list of things to read to level up your DevOps skills and knowledge.Chilling Effect of Google Manifestohttps://chrisshort.net/chilling-effect-of-google-manifesto/Sun, 06 Aug 2017 21:10:00 +0000chris@chrisshort.net (Chris Short)https://chrisshort.net/chilling-effect-of-google-manifesto/UPDATE: According to Kara Swisher at Recode, Google has fired James Damore, the author of the memo that is the topic of this article.
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On Friday, August 4, 2017, several Google employees took to Twitter to discuss a ten-page document that was circulating internally at an alarming rate.The Open Organization Guide to IT Culture Changehttps://chrisshort.net/the-open-organization-guide-to-it-culture-change/Tue, 06 Jun 2017 12:00:00 +0000chris@chrisshort.net (Chris Short)https://chrisshort.net/the-open-organization-guide-to-it-culture-change/The open organization community at Opensource.com (of which I&rsquo;m a member) is pleased to announce the immediate release of its newest book, The Open Organization Guide to IT Culture Change.
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As IT teams around the world rise to these new challenges, they&rsquo;re realizing that radical change isn&rsquo;t a matter of tools alone.Understanding, Fear, and Hatehttps://chrisshort.net/understanding-fear-and-hate/Tue, 21 Jun 2016 05:44:00 +0000chris@chrisshort.net (Chris Short)https://chrisshort.net/understanding-fear-and-hate/&ldquo;Fear leads to anger&hellip; Anger leads to hate&hellip; Hate leads to suffering.&rdquo; Jedi Master Yoda
On Saturday, my wife Julie, son Max, and I attended church. This was a very special mass as it was the mass at which Max was being baptized. Julie&rsquo;s family was present as were friends of ours. As a lot of my friends know, I&rsquo;m not religious. My stance on religion is that I choose complete freedom over being beholden to humans interpreting what they believe to be the word of God.Tiny Tiny RSS: Loathe the Asshole Devshttps://chrisshort.net/tiny-tiny-rss-loathe-the-asshole-devs/Sat, 01 Jun 2013 20:00:00 +0000chris@chrisshort.net (Chris Short)https://chrisshort.net/tiny-tiny-rss-loathe-the-asshole-devs/I&rsquo;ve been messing around with Tiny Tiny RSS today. Upon discovering it I posted in their Google+ Community asking how other users implemented it and what they thought of a specific use case I had. I got some good responses and was quite appreciative of them.
I opted, at the advice of those in the community, to setup Tiny Tiny RSS on RedHat&rsquo;s OpenShift and was pleasantly surprised by how the product RedHat created.